The Brewing Network Presents | Dr. Homebrew

Not one but TWO in-studio guests join the judging fun, as Brian and Keith lay down some homebrew knowledge. Ron brought us an American Brown Ale with a few issues he needed help working out, and Mike sat in with his Polish-leaning Baltic Porter. See which beer needs the most help!

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Two beers, no guests on the phone. Today on Dr. Homebrew, we start off with a style that is always welcome in the studio ... a Vienna Lager from a listener called Scott! Then we crack open a Rye IPA from Brandon, which is another style we don\'t see too much of. It\'s always great to see some uncommon styles!

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Today on Dr. Homebrew we have two beers - one homebrewed and one homebrew-adjacent! Dave sent us a Saison, which is a pretty under-represented style on this show, and we were excited to find this in our inboxes. Then Brian brought in a beer that was brewed by the folks at PicoBrew for their PicoPak project, where you can buy pre-made kits of different beers, and he submitted his \"Kick Your Own Ass\" Strong Ale. So Brian got his sample bottle and asked us to judge it on the show.

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Tyler joins us on the phone to talk about his Pineapple Berliner Weisse! Not only did he brew it with extract, but he got the recipe from a past episode of Dr. Homebrew - pretty cool! Then it\'s a return to score sheets as JP attempts to fill out a sheet for Keith\'s Pale Ale that he brought in. How did he do? Did he actually complete the sheet? Pretty sure you know the answer to both of those questions by now.

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The first Dr. Homebrew of the New Year! Yes, we survived the transition to 2018, and we are in the studio to judge more homebrew - and today\'s show is all about American styles. We have Jeremy on the line with his American Pale Ale, and then we talk with Norman who sent in an American Stout.

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It's back to classics on Dr. Homebrew, as we have Nic and Greg on the show for judgement day. Nic sends in his American Pale Ale, and Greg fired off a Kolsch to us for our approval. Did he get it? Does anyone really get it?

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Fewer words are harder for us to say than one of tonight's styles: Metheglin. Sure, it looks simple enough, but somehow, we stink at it. Thanks to Christopher for sending it in to be judged, and we also received an Irish Red from Brian - another style we rarely see. If ever!

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Today the boys talk about common homebrewing flaws: what they are and how to avoid them. Often, we talk about specific beers and what is wrong with that beer only, but Brian wanted to broaden the net a bit and bring some information to us in a broader sense. Then he pulls out a small pill bottle that contains his sample, and JP loses it.

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Today on the show, we deviate from the norm a bit by starting the show off with an interview. Paul Mikowski joins us from SensorShare, makers of the BrewPerfect WiFi Digital Hydrometer. This product developed from the older BeerBug we used to talk about on the show, and we thought that having Paul on to talk about what happened, why the bug disappeared, and what the BrewPerfect will get right would be a good conversation to have. Then we have Brian back on with a Sweet Stout he made!

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Terry sent in a Pilsner to us, and we lament that two of the bottles broke in transit so we only had one sample to go off of. Then Keith pulls out some of his homebrew - one brewed with sweet potato and figs, and the other is an Imperial Sweet Stout aged in oak barrels, which leads into a great conversation on how to categorize homebrew to enter in competitions.

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